Infrastructure Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Mon, 21 Oct 2024 16:46:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Infrastructure Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Feds support seven Quebec projects through Trade Corridors Fund /dcn/news/government/2024/10/feds-support-seven-quebec-projects-through-trade-corridors-fund /dcn/news/government/2024/10/feds-support-seven-quebec-projects-through-trade-corridors-fund#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:15:23 +0000 /?p=407733 OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it has allocated $38 million towards seven projects in Quebec under the National Trade Corridors Fund. Among them, the Montreal Port Authority will increase export capacity for Canadian containerized grains, and the QSL International will develop an industrial-port zone in the cities of Sorel-Tracy and Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel, stated a release. The Quebec Port […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2024/10/feds-support-seven-quebec-projects-through-trade-corridors-fund/feed 0 Grain Export Terminal at Port of Oshawa reaches milestone /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/grain-export-terminal-at-port-of-oshawa-reaches-milestone /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/grain-export-terminal-at-port-of-oshawa-reaches-milestone#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:05:30 +0000 /?p=407714 OSHAWA, ONT. — The Port of Oshawa Grain Export Terminal and associated port infrastructure is currently undergoing a $35 million expansion and modernization, spearheaded by the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority (HOPA) and backed by the $14 million contribution from the Government of Canada’s National Trade Corridors Fund. The project recently reached an important milestone, receiving its […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/grain-export-terminal-at-port-of-oshawa-reaches-milestone/feed 0 Calgary begins phase three repairs on Bearspaw South Feeder Main /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgary-begins-phase-three-repairs-on-bearspaw-south-feeder-main /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgary-begins-phase-three-repairs-on-bearspaw-south-feeder-main#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:15:18 +0000 /?p=406303 CALGARY – The City of Calgary began phase three repairs on the Bearspaw South Feeder Main project on Oct. 16, with construction expect to go until late November. The repairs, which stem from Calgary’s critical watermain break incident in June, are much smaller in scope and will not require city-wide water restrictions because these sections […]

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]]> /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgary-begins-phase-three-repairs-on-bearspaw-south-feeder-main/feed 0 New centre for brain science at Sunnybrook reaches completion /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/new-centre-for-brain-science-at-sunnybrook-reaches-completion /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/new-centre-for-brain-science-at-sunnybrook-reaches-completion#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:20:33 +0000 /?p=406281 TORONTO — 鶹ýion is now complete on the new Garry Hurvitz Brain Sciences Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to brain science research and care in Toronto which is expected to begin delivering care to patients by January 2025. The province invested $60 million to support the project. The centre will be […]

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]]> /dcn/news/projects/2024/10/new-centre-for-brain-science-at-sunnybrook-reaches-completion/feed 0 KingSett’s Valhalla Village an affordable housing project with a geothermal twist /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/kingsetts-valhalla-village-an-affordable-housing-project-with-a-geothermal-twist /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/kingsetts-valhalla-village-an-affordable-housing-project-with-a-geothermal-twist#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:36:29 +0000 /?p=406338 鶹ýion has begun on Valhalla Village, a new housing development that addresses Toronto’s need for affordable housing and sustainable infrastructure in a unique way. Developer KingSett Capital partnered with Geosource Energy, which specializes in geothermal heating and cooling systems, for the project located at Bloor and the East Mall. The first phase of the program […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/kingsetts-valhalla-village-an-affordable-housing-project-with-a-geothermal-twist/feed 0 Ontario ponies up additional millions for repairs to Brantford General Hospital /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/ontario-ponies-up-additional-millions-for-repairs-to-brantford-general-hospital /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/ontario-ponies-up-additional-millions-for-repairs-to-brantford-general-hospital#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 08:10:00 +0000 /?p=406344 The Brant Community Healthcare System (BCHS) recently received a nearly $16 million boost in provincial funding to finish critical upgrades at Brantford General Hospital (BGH). This brings the total amount of provincial money for the work to $23 million. “We’re grateful to the provincial government for this much-needed additional funding for the hospital’s urgent infrastructure […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/ontario-ponies-up-additional-millions-for-repairs-to-brantford-general-hospital/feed 0 Long-promised flood-prevention project in Manitoba under review with no timeline /joc/news/government/2024/10/long-promised-flood-prevention-project-in-manitoba-under-review-with-no-timeline /joc/news/government/2024/10/long-promised-flood-prevention-project-in-manitoba-under-review-with-no-timeline#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:37:23 +0000 /?p=406294 WINNIPEG, MAN. – A long-promised $600-million flood prevention project in Manitoba is now under review, and the provincial government has opened the door to redesigning it with no timeline for starting construction. The NDP government said it has asked Ottawa to pause a decision on the plan, in order to fully consult First Nations and […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/long-promised-flood-prevention-project-in-manitoba-under-review-with-no-timeline/feed 0 Calgary’s comprehensive cancer centre set to open /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgarys-comprehensive-cancer-centre-set-to-open /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgarys-comprehensive-cancer-centre-set-to-open#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:20:47 +0000 /?p=406193 CALGARY – One of Alberta’s largest-ever infrastructure projects is about to open. The Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Calgary will officially open services to patients on Oct. 28. The centre will open in phases to ensure the final stages of quality assurance around every aspect of the building are carried out, a release said. […]

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]]> /joc/news/infrastructure/2024/10/calgarys-comprehensive-cancer-centre-set-to-open/feed 0 Your top JOC headlines: Oct. 14 to 18 /joc/news/government/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-14-to-18 /joc/news/government/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-14-to-18#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:55:29 +0000 /?p=406178 Your top JOC headlines this week feature news a $136 million Ministry of Defence project is taking shape in Yellowknife; a Winnipeg rail relocation study is set to begin with a leader announced; a pulp company has been fined for releasing “lethal” wastewater into an Alberta river; and a Vancouver Island material exchange is encouraging […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/your-top-joc-headlines-oct-14-to-18/feed 0 Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 14 to 18 /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/your-top-dcn-headlines-oct-14-to-18 /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/your-top-dcn-headlines-oct-14-to-18#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 07:55:08 +0000 /?p=406165 Your top DCN headlines this week feature news on the timeline and process for the highly anticipated federal housing design catalogue; a project is underway to transform an Owen Sound heritage jail and courthouse; plans for Toronto’s McCleary District are reaching new heights; and an RFQ has been issued for a Quinte prison expansion project. […]

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]]> /dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/10/your-top-dcn-headlines-oct-14-to-18/feed 0 Manitoba government halts school building plan, says other methods will be found /joc/news/government/2024/10/manitoba-government-halts-school-building-plan-says-other-methods-will-be-found /joc/news/government/2024/10/manitoba-government-halts-school-building-plan-says-other-methods-will-be-found#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:58:47 +0000 /?p=406161 WINNIPEG, MAN.- After a lengthy review, Manitoba’s NDP government has halted a plan hatched by the former Progressive Conservative government to build new schools in partnership with the private sector. Tracy Schmidt, the province’s acting education minister, says the government is committed to building schools but the Tory plan had no money set aside. Last […]

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]]> /joc/news/government/2024/10/manitoba-government-halts-school-building-plan-says-other-methods-will-be-found/feed 0 Ontario to speed up environmental assessments, property acquisitions for Highway 413 /dcn/news/government/2024/10/ontario-to-speed-up-environmental-assessments-property-acquisitions-for-highway-413 /dcn/news/government/2024/10/ontario-to-speed-up-environmental-assessments-property-acquisitions-for-highway-413#respond Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:52:00 +0000 /?p=406150 TORONTO — Ontario plans to speed up the building of highways by facilitating construction 24 hours a day, accelerating property acquisitions, and creating a faster environmental assessment process. Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announced Thursday that the proposed changes would be part of the first bill tabled by the government when the legislature returns Monday from […]

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